Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Do you have a full frame DSLR? Because it would be great to do with your Leica glass what you can do with Canon or Nikon glass. Shoot any time of the day or night in or out doors without having to shoot wide open at slow speeds in split inches in focus.. Those days are really over for most shooters today. For years you can shoot savable light situations capturing the action and getting depth of field. Not though if you have an M9. And its exactly a Leica M which should be ruling those situations. Not DSLR'S. And that's exactly why the M9 was not embraced by pro and very serious shooters. And now with the new M they can bring that camera home to meet Mom. And photograph her at f 5.6 at 125th instead of 1.4 at a 15th.. On 5/17/13 7:16 AM, "Don Dory" <don.dory at gmail.com> wrote: > Mark, the thing is, I have an M9: the M9 works beautifully especially with > the > lenses I have. The new M is better especially at higher ISO's but the > Fuji is > much better yet. For those occasions where simple is better the Fuji with > 35 > F1.4 is smaller, better in low light, and sav es $4000 that can be used for > other puposes. So, I already have the Roller but can justify a Subaru to > take > out on salt infested New England backroads. > > Sent from my Droid Charge on Verizon 4GLTE > > ------Original Message------ > From: Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Friday, May 17, 2013 6:14:50 AM GMT-0400 > Subject: Re: [Leica] To tempt Fuji X users? > > For those who are " thinking about my order for the M240 vs. the X series." > Kind of sounds like one is in the middle of really financing a seven grand > full frame M but then somehow looking over at the $1400 1.5 crop Fuji in > the > same breath? > Here's what I came up with: > $7000 - $1400 = $5600.00 savings > And also: > $7000/$1400 = 5.0 > > So if you last minute having saved seven grand for the M but then get the > X > instead you have $5600 burning a hole in your back pocket that can buy you > exactly four more X's. > That's quite a discrepancy of dreams! > ... Or an extra lens and a trip around the world. > > Its like "oh boy I get to finally buy that Rolls Royce now but maybe that > Honda Civic will also get me there?" > Or as we say in the US of A: apples and oranges. > Or lets say you saved up to get a Harley motorcycle but then got a tuna > fish > sandwich instead? Lots of left over here too for extras: > Tomatoes > Cheese. > Lettuce. > Pickles > Rye bread. > > I'm afraid I'm just not seeing the overlap between M dreams and X dreams. > To me they just don't belong in the same rapid eye movement cycle. > At very least there's a full tuna on rye separating them. > > > On 5/16/13 9:51 PM, "Don Dory" <don.dory at gmail.com> wrote: > >> If we are talking about the Fuji X series, the 35mm 1.4 is an excellent >> lens. Pretty close focusing and very closely integrated with the "brains" >> of the XPro to be very low vignette and really pretty flat field. Results >> at 1600 were very good noise wise. Just my two cents thinking about my >> order for the M240 vs the X series. >> >> >> On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at >> summaventures.com>wrote: >> >>> Voigt 40/1.4 at $449? I think you've said that you have the M-adapter. >>> >>> Peter >>> >>> On 16/05/2013 19:27, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: >>>> My guess is that they wanted to sell enough X100and now X100s before >>> releasing the lens on its own. >>>> Jayanand >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>> On 16-May-2013, at 11:46 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> On May 16, 2013, at 11:10 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at >>>>> gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Well, I have that, and that is what I generally use, but a fast 35mm >>> would be perfect for the streets! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> patience, coming soon from several sources >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Steve >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Cheers >>>>>> Jayanand >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>>> >>>>>> On 16-May-2013, at 11:27 PM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> >>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> There's the Fujinon 18 - 55 zoom. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Peter >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 15/05/2013 11:09, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: >>>>>>>> Way too expensive compared to Fuji's excellent offerings. They >>>>>>>> cannot >>>>>>>> be worth that much of a premium. In fact I just ordered the Fuji >>> 14mm, >>>>>>>> after seeing the disparity in price with the Zeiss. I am paying the >>>>>>>> equivalent of US$750 for the 14mm. Now, if they had the sense to >>>>>>>> release a 23mm - the gaping hole in Fuji's line up - it might have >>>>>>>> been different, I would have been sorely tempted. >>>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>>> Jayanand >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 3:15 PM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at >>>>>>>> me.com> >>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> Just seen these lovely lenses from Zeiss. Bit pricey but should be >>> superb! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Carl_Zeiss_Touit_12mm_f2-8/ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Gerry >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Gerry Walden >>>>>>>>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >>>>>>>>> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >>>>>>>>> www.gwpics.com >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>> information >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> =========================================================== >>>>>>> Dr Peter Dzwig >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> =========================================================== >>> Dr Peter Dzwig >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> > > > -- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/